Augustin-Daniel Belliard
Augustin Daniel Belliard, comte Belliard et de l'Empire ( born March 23, 1769 in Fontenay -le- Comte, Vendée, † January 28, 1832 in Brussels) was a French general.
Biography
Belliard distinguished himself as a senior officer first 1792 and 1793 Dumouriez in Belgium, was canceled after its waste, but resigned as a private volunteer again in the army, was in 1795 as Adjutant General and Colonel in the western army under Hoche, distinguished himself in Italy in 1796 and 1797 at Castiglione, Caldiero, Arcole and on other occasions by his bravery and was promoted to brigadier general.
In the Egyptian expedition he fought with distinction in the Battle of the Pyramids, was governor of Upper Egypt and Nubia penetrated before. After Bonaparte's departure to the General Kléber haste to help, he struck at the Battle of Heliopolis with his division the enemy's cavalry back.
Likewise vigorously worked Belliard when taking Bulals and Cairo with and defended the latter, until he was forced to surrender on June 27, 1801. In 1805 he was Adjutant General Murat, fought under that from 1805 to 1807 against Austria, Prussia and Russia, and followed the same to Spain, where he received the province of Madrid in December 1808.
In the Russian campaign in 1812 he was again Murat's adjutant general, was established in December 1812 to Colonel-General of the Cuirassiers, 1813 appointed adjutant general of the emperor and fought at Dresden, Leipzig and Hanau and retired, critically injured, with the remnants of the army in the fortress of Mainz back.
After the battle of Craonne ( March 1814 ), where he particularly distinguished himself, and badly wounded carried off, he became general commander of the Guard cavalry.
Louis XVIII. elevated him to a peer of France. After Napoleon's return from Elba I. Belliard followed the royal family to Beauvais, but went back to the king's behest to Paris and was soon a mission from Napoleon to Murat, the command of the Moselle army.
After the battle of Waterloo he submitted to Louis XVIII. anew, but was removed from the list of Peers and suspicious in November 1815, taking part in a plot to rescue Napoleon, was arrested. After several months, released, he received in 1819 the peerage back.
In the Chamber of Peers, he was among those who opposed the reactionary aspirations of the farm, and graduated in 1830 at the July Monarchy. He was sent to Vienna to bring about the recognition of Louis Philippe, to Belgium to help but attach the new throne of Leopold in March 1831. There he was concerned about the organization of the army system earned and took part in the election of King Leopold as well as in the negotiations because of his marriage. He died on 28 January 1832 in Brussels. His memoirs were published by Vinet (Paris 1842, 3 vols ).
Honors
His name is inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in the 24th column.
A street in the 18th arrondissement of Paris is named after him, as well as the rue Belliard / Belliardstraat in Brussels, which leads through the heart of the European quarter. It is parallel to Rue de loi from the Parc de Bruxelles past several EU buildings and the Parc Leopold to Jubelparc.